Alli Carter, a senior this year, has been one of EPS’s strongest musical talents; from her impressive YouTube channel with around 10,800 subscribers, to her passion for writing, Alli is someone to watch out for. I sat down with Alli for an interview to talk about milestones along with what advice she had for other students:
1. What inspired you to start singing/playing instruments? Was there a certain age, teacher, or someone you admire that kick started your musical career?
Answer: Singing has always been a part of who I am and who I am as a person. I don’t think there was a particular person or song that made me want to start. Once I started to take my singing more seriously, it really became a part of my identity. As far as instruments, I started playing around 10 years old so
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So overall, you need to be prepared for the next challenge. By being in the moment and finding balance with your homework/activities, you are able to enjoy your high school experience so much more. I think that is the key to high school, knowing how to manage your time well between fun activities and school work.
5. As for EPS as a whole, what is your favorite memory that you will be taking away at the end of your senior year? Was there a certain class, dance, or experience that made you enjoy EPS more than others?
Answer: My favorite class was Ms. Pike's creative writing which was a perfect balance of my academic strengths and showing me what writing in the real world was like. We would travel to different coffee shops, parks, etc. to write about what we saw, felt, and heard. Writing is my strongest academic strength and creativity is something I am passionate about so it was definitely a class that combined my two interests. This is a class I would highly recommend since it showed me what power writing can have along with being more creative with
Growing up with a musicaly inclined family, I discovered that music will always be a part of me. I have fell deeply inlove with music,which I believe, is the best thing that was ever created. I was first introduced to music by my father, who played the piano. He inspired me to follow his path in music. At the age of 5 I began taking piano lessons at Jerry Luck Studios. As time passed on I began taking fewer lessons when finally my parents decided to cancel them. Growing older I began to teach myself songs that I wanted to learn and more about the theory behind music. It can be a battle at first when you teach yourself things, but as time moves forward you began to understand. In my early junior high school years, I became more in love
Cris Carter is a hall of fame wide receiver who failed three drug tests his first three years in the NFL. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins.
You could say that I started to like rock and roll at the age of eight. What woke me up and made me realize I enjoyed the sounds was Elvis. At that time he was all over the TV. My dad when he was writing at this big desk he had would listen to music according to his mood. I could be music from the 1920s or jazz or even classical so my little ears picked up whatever music dad was enjoying at the moment. Suddenly dad was faced with a little daughter who was intently watching the TV screen and a young man on the screen singing in a loud voice, “Let me be your teddy bear”’. I guess dad realized he was in trouble and had some heavy competition so whenever Elvis was on TV dad made me laugh
Music is a passion of mine and has been for a long time (it's in my blood.) My dad played the bass guitar in a few groups, and he sings in our church's choir. His taste of music has been passed down and adopted by my brother and me.
I've always been exposed to music because my mom went to school for musical theatre. I've been singing since I was less than two, and I started singing in a church choir in first grade. The first time I ever truly performed was in second grade, when I sang "Tomorrow" from Annie for my entire school in a competition called "North Street Idol." I have no clue what possessed me to do it, because I was just about as quiet, shy, and anxious as they come. My teeth were literally chattering after I finished, and I went into a state of shock when I found out that I won. That was a major stepping stone towards the eventual realization of my purpose, because although I was scared beyond belief, I also sort of enjoyed it.
Music has always been an important element in my life. As I look back, I have always loved singing and playing instruments. During my high school years, I participated in marching band, concert band, and show choir. When I was in elementary school I learned how to play the piano and in 6th grade I joined the school band to learn to play the flute. I continued playing the flute in middle school and into high school. In 4th grade I joined the school choir and continued that through high school as well. In high school, I spent a lot more time in show choir than I did in band due to scheduling and personal interest.
For a little while, it was something I'd be on and off with, just going to the local mom & pop instrument shop, picking up a guitar and fiddlefucking around with it, asking questions, talking with the clerks, and such. But that wasn't entirely something I felt too serious about--until 7th grade, I believe. My best friend had just gotten a children's practice electric guitar, and he was writing music, and he brought up the idea of starting a band. This was before I even owned any instruments. For a little while we bounced around with that shit, nothing serious. When music really took off was in 8th grade when I got my Epiphone Dot-Studio electric guitar (which is still my only one, and she still serves me well to this day). It was Christmas. Picked it up and just played. Went to YouTube, found some song tutorials, learned. Since then, I've just had a deep love for music, a fire that just will never die, even after going months without fuel. Then came 10th grade, when I met a rapper in my Digital Media class who also had a deep passion for music, Deze. He had the drive, but not the equipment. I had both. This was the inception of Ambition Asylum's second movement (AAI was a thing even before I joined). The two of us were joined by two other friends of Deze's. For a little while, it was quite the same process. I'd record them, mix them, post it up. We were doing pretty well for ourselves, despite our numerous
Ever since I was young I have been singing. At five years old it was "Route 66" by John Mayer because it was featured in the movie Cars. Now, I sing anything from "Cantique" (a traditional French choral piece) to "Damned for All Time" in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. I believe in the power of music.
I was born into a family where music was a natural thing. I started playing the cello and the piano at the age of 4. At that age, music was something I was told to love and eventually I loved it. In 4th grade, I joined the Maple orchestra and I loved it. When I was at my elementary school, I always enjoyed being the leader of group projects because I felt I could express my ideas and usually kids would go along with it. In
As college is approaching and I am transitioning into adulthood, I have been reminiscing on some aspects of my life that have lead me to become the person I am now. Choir has been my saving grace and my life would be nowhere near the same without it. I was placed in choir in junior high by mistake, and six years later, this mistake led to an audition that might very well have saved my life. I grew up performing. First it was dance, then theatre, and now choir.
It was the night that I went to see and support my friend’s middle school band performance. I remember watching and hearing the sounds of certain instruments and being instantly drawn to them. At the very moment I knew that music was something I wanted to learn and study all through life. There was something beautiful about the way each individual instrument sounded, and the abilities that each musician had to make their instruments sound a certain way. The next year I signed up for my school’s band classes and began to learn and study about music and music theory.
When I was in seventh grade, I joined the school band. I thought about what instrument I should play, and decided to play the clarinet. I started playing in school and discovered that I had a slight talent for it.
My musical background is very narrow. I had basic music classes in elementary school and took flute lessons for about three months when I was eleven years old. I typically only listen to country, pop, and hip-hop; however, I do teach Irish
Personally, I favorited my English 101 class. The main component of this course was to branch out and further our writing abilities. We did this by doing many different types of papers. Theses papers ranged from short essays to long
grow more complex. Through music, I welcome opportunities to expand my friendships as well as my instrumental horizons. I began studying piano at age six. For the next five years, my mother lived vicariously through my musical education, which her family had not been able to afford. In fifth grade, as I was becoming an earnest piano student, I was selected to commence violin lessons and play in my elementary school